ERIDAN: EXAMINE TARNISHED CAPE

You hold in your hands one of your most beloved capes. They're all pretty much the exact same, but they're still a treasure to you. A reminder of home. Man, you glubbin' miss Alternia sometimes.

When the human had fallen over, you had automatically reacted by grabbing her. And then promptly shoving her away in a small fit of panic. The others had given you flack for it, like everything else they see you do, but had quickly changed the subject when she fainted for real. Karkat offered to give up his room since he had never used it so far.

Sighing, you let go of your cape. It was just a little stain. You can deal. After all, you had better things to do than mope about small things. In fact, someone just sent you a message over Trollian.

- grimAuxilatrix [GA] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] -

GA: I Have Been Asking The Others About There Opinion On The

Recent Happenings On The Meteor

GA: Would You Care To Add Your Thoughts

CA: wwhy wwould you care wwhat i thought

GA: I Know That The Others Believe You Acted With Malice When

Pushing The Girl

GA: But I Know You Didnt Mean Her Any Harm You Looked Rather

Distressed Actually

CA: i wwas completely fine kan though its nice to knoww

someone actually does care evven a little bit about others

CA: but to tell the truth im not all too sure about her

somefin about her isnt right

GA: Alright

GA: This Is Going To Sound A Bit Strange But

GA: Thats What Everyone Else Has Been Saying As Well

CA: you dont say

GA: Yes Well Almost Everyone I Havent Asked Feferi Or Karkat Yet

For a moment you just stare at the first name in a concentrated effort not to look across the room at your fellow sea-dweller. The two of you are currently and indefinitely on an emergency only talking basis. You understood the reasons behind the status of your relationship. From being too overbearing to frustratingly idiotic to causing major stress – you understood only too well that you had blown her out of any of your quadrants. Your feelings for her are stubbornly clinging to you, though. An urge to protect and help. But it was hard to do anything along those lines when she wouldn't let you even get close to her.

You quickly turn back to the chat before Kanaya can think anything was amiss.

CA: good call kan

GA: What Do You Mean?

CA: kar can talk too much an by talk I mean rant

GA: Yes I Suppose So

GA: I Find It Somewhat Amusing When He Rants Though Hes

Always So Frustrated With Everything

CA: yeah

CA: i gotta go though

GA: Go Where

GA: If That Isnt Too Meddlesome

CA: i dont wanna talk about it kan

CA: either wway its my personal business wwhat i do and

wwhere i do it

GA: Very Well Ill Talk To You Later If I Find Anything Else

CA: I doubt youll find anyfin neww but oh wwell

- caligulasAquarium [CA] ceased trolling grimAuxilatrix [GA] -

You sigh and lean back in your chair. You definitely have unfinished business to attend to. Business no one else was to ever know of. Until the time was right of course. But even then, who would be there to listen to you explain?